Day 24 (2011):

BEST STORY EVER!!! (This and the Wedgie Story are in the Running for Ramadaning Story of Year)

[This happened to a Ramadaning friend, so be assured this is a real story and not exaggerated.]

Friend to Ramadaning:  I am in the mall a few days ago and go into an elevator.  Before the door closes, a hijabi walks in.  It being Ramadan, and her clearly being Muslim, I decide to say salaam. The follow exchanging took place:

Me: Assalamu Alaikum
:: Hijabi looks at me ::
Hijabi: Not in a million years.

:: Stunned ::

Me: Please, I’m not into girls that look like dump trucks.

[RAMADANING COMMENTARY: Hasan thinks this is the greatest story ever to appear on Ramadaning. So many comments we have about this story.  Where to begin? If you have a comment, drop us an email with it and we will post them tmmrw if the comment is good.]

A Friend of Ours Breaks His Fast With A Curse Word Every Night, He Says It’s More Satisfying?

Anon: Does yelling “what the $&@$” during the earthquake break my fast? I hope earthquakes in DC isn’t a sign of the apocalypse!

Celebration Penalty!

Saw two teenage kids high-five each other after successfully completely 20 rakats of taraweeh. I hope they don’t do a touchdown dance next time.

Hunger is Now Trending

While catching up on my Twitter stream, I misread one from Al Jazeera that was about the situation in Libya. Instead of “recap,” I read it as “recipe,” which became more confusing due to a tweet from Whole Foods right below it. The Whole Foods tweet wasn’t even about food.

Sometimes, it’s NOT the Thought That Counts

As told by my sister (Sammar):
When I started my new job a month ago, I learned that Saturdays were Free Pizza Lunch Days. Only problem was that my manager would ALWAYS order all pepperoni pizzas, except for one cheese pizza. When I tried reaching for a slice of cheese pizza, my manager quickly reached for the box and explained that she had specifically made this order for herself and another office partner, but that I was more than welcome to have some of the pepperoni pizza. I explained to her that I don’t eat pork, and after a failed attempt of her trying to convince me that the other pizzas were beef-pepperoni anyway, she gave in and (unhappily) gave me a slice of her cheese pizza. That was a month ago. Today, my fourth Saturday on the job, my manager excitedly stopped me to tell me that she had ordered an extra box of cheese pizza just for me and that it was waiting for me in the lunch room….Too little, too late?

Sucks For You, We Had IHOP for Sehri

After the earthquake
Asra:  this other lady said it woulda sucked for me [if we died] cuz i wouldnt have even had a last meal

Day 21 (2011):

We Aim To Please :)  

I just wanted to say that story about the kid putting the wedgie back in place made me laugh so much I started crying, and now I’m dehydrated and my coworkers all think I’m mental. Thanks ramadaning.com!

Sometimes I See Smurfs…

I hate when I’m praying and I start noticing patterns or pictures in the carpet because of how it’s been rubbed.  I swear, Archie was staring at me from the carpet tonight.  I didn’t know if it was worse to keep him there or move my hands around when I was doing sujood to make him go away…

Well At Least They Weren’t Playing With X-Boxes…

A guy got tired of hearing kids playing through Taraweeh. So he got on the mic to make an announcement.  After seeing kids playing on their Playstations and Gameboys, he yelled “ALL YOU KIDS, PUT AWAY YOU PLAY-BOYS!” #freudianslipofthemonth

In Ramadan…Food > Friendship

Saman: I won’t be able to make it to your iftar.
Walid: aww shucks we were looking forward to your dish :o (

Who Knew That Ihrams Could Be Considered Revealing

Me:  Dude I spent an unhealthy amount of time this morning looking at Amir Khan’s Umrah photos.
Mustafa:  I would break my roza for him any day

Ice Cream Trucks Are the Best, Aren’t They?
My stomach started growling really loud.  But no worries…the ice cream truck drove by and the music masked the growling.  Is this real life?

Ramadan eCards

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Day 18 (2011):

Ain’t No Sunshine

I’ve told my boss about Ramadan and about how I won’t be eating or drinking for the month.  Then, when I get a week off due to feminine related circumstances, my boss notices right away that I’m eating lunch and having my morning coffee.  It was a rainy day and she  immediately said she understood the reason: “OH!  because the sun isn’t UP right now!” as she pointed out the window.  I was left with having to explain the reason to everyone listening.  Wonderful.

Well, This One Just Warms Our Hearts

Lemonade from a little kids stand, $0.25.  Giving them all the change I had, $0.15.  Explaining that I can’t drink the lemonade, priceless.

Mind…Blown….

Non-Muslim: What the holiday at the end of Ramadan?
Me: It’s called “Eid”, and it’s like the marathon of eating after Ramadan.
Non-Muslim: Do people “die” because of too much food?
Me: Huh?
Non-Muslim: “Eid” spelled backward is “die”…

Does He Lead While Riding a Motorcycle?

One of my hafiz friends posted this status: Know what I hate? When I’m leading taraweeh and a bug flies into my mouth.

Eye Spyyyy…An Uncomfortable Situation

I usually use one of the conference rooms to pray.  Last week I was praying and had gone down for sujood when a colleague suddenly burst in on me and said “what did you lose?” Seeing my head near the ground, he must have assumed I had lost something as he walked by. Before I knew it, he was on the ground as well poking around and asking a litany of questions:  ”What was the object? What was its color?….” Trying really hard not to laugh, I continued praying. When I got up for the following rakah my colleague figured it out and walked out quickly. Afterwards, I went over to his desk to explain the situation. His answer:” I have no idea what you are talking about.” Awkward? Or suave? You decide.